Does the institution have policies and programs to make it accessible and affordable to low-income students?:

Yes

A brief description of any policies and programs to minimize the cost of attendance for low-income students:

TRIO SSS, McNair, EBSCO Scholarship, Financial Literacy Week.

A brief description of any programs to equip the institution’s faculty and staff to better serve students from low-income backgrounds:

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A brief description of the institution’s programs to guide and prepare students and families from low-income backgrounds for higher education:

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A brief description of the institution's scholarships for low-income students:

EBSCO Scholarship, Opportunity Grant, U Grant, Housing Scholarship, Several on Foundation. Many of the scholarships students can apply to within programs require students to demonstrate financial need as part of their competitiveness for the scholarship.

A brief description of the institution’s targeted outreach to recruit students from low-income backgrounds:

We have a program called Meet Me At Montevallo where we bus Birmingham City students to campus, give them a campus tour, and feed them lunch. They also get to hear from deans, campus minority groups, and other student services offices.

A brief description of the institution’s other policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:

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Does the institution have policies and programs to support non-traditional students?:

Yes

A brief description of the institution’s scholarships provided specifically for part-time students:

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A brief description of the institution’s on-site child care facility, partnership with a local facility, and/or subsidies or financial support to help meet the child care needs of students:

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A brief description of the institution’s other policies and programs to support non-traditional students:

new SGA Commuter and Transfer senators represent non-traditional students in Student Government.

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (tracking accessibility and affordability)? (If data is not available, select 'No'):

Yes

The percentage of entering students that are low-income (0-100):

40

The graduation/success rate for low-income students (0-100):

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On average, the percentage of need that was met for students who were awarded any need-based aid (e.g. as reported to the U.S. Common Data Set initiative, item H2) (0-100):

57

The percentage of students graduating with no interest-bearing student loan debt or for whom no out-of-pocket tuition is required (i.e. the percentage of graduates who have not taken out interest-bearing loans) (0-100):

34

Estimated percentage of students that participate in or directly benefit from the institution’s policies and programs to support low-income and non-traditional students (0-100):

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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

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